At 87, Qian Xiaoping shows no signs of slowing down. One moment, the veteran craftswoman is leaning over a worktable, discussing fabric textures and structural details with young apprentices as they develop trendy, gold-ingot-shaped handbags from traditional Song brocade at her studio in the Suzhou Silk Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The next, she is focused on her phone, holding remote meetings with factories to refine weaving patterns and optimize production processes.
In a meandering stretch of the upper Yangtze River in Jiang'an county of Yibin, Sichuan province, a remarkable chapter is unfolding for the Yangtze sturgeon.
Across China, taking off on a bicycle into the morning light is becoming a more common part of daily life. As more people trade cars or bus rides for a more physically rewarding experience, cities like Beijing and Shenzhen have adjusted their transport rules to allow bicycles on subways.
For Zhang Zhi, a 47-year-old freelancer in Beijing's Chaoyang district, cycling is not about chasing speed, beating personal records, or weaving through packs of riders in matching jerseys. It is about something quieter and harder to find in a city of more than 20 million people: balance.
Sayram Lake whispers "I love you" in numbers, fizzes with countless ice bubbles and teems with impossible fish where nothing swam for as long as anyone knew — unless you count the lake monster.
Circling Sayram Lake is like spinning a ring inlaid with dazzling jewels.
Eating "zongzi" during the Dragon Boat Festival is a cherished Chinese tradition.
What happens when a 25-meter dragon boat meets a channel barely 3 meters wide — with hairpin bends and no room for error?
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is encouraging inbound travel through incentives and subsidies for travel agencies, charter flight organizers, and foreign-language guides.
The 2026 Beijing International Book Fair opened on Wednesday at the China National Convention Center, drawing more than 1,700 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions for one of Asia's most influential publishing events.
What began 2,000 years ago as a rescue for poet Qu Yuan is now a global sport in over 90 countries.
China's booming humanoid robotics industry has not only become a key outcome of the government's innovation-driven development strategy, but has also sparked a new trend among Chinese youth: humanoid robot study tours.